Tributes have been paid to a 24-year-old mum who died after being hit by a car. Hollie Hodgkinson died on Tuesday night after an incident on Sunday morning.
Police were called to First Avenue in Harlow at around 10:30am on Sunday after a collision involving a car and a pedestrian. Hollie was taken to hospital, but she could not be saved.
The driver involved stopped at the scene and has been assisting police with enquiries. Police have appealed for information, CCTV, dash cam and other footage in relation to the incident.
An Essex Police spokesperson said: “We were called to First Avenue in Harlow at around 10:30am on Sunday, 2 July following reports of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian. The air ambulance attended, and the pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
"The driver stopped at the scene and no driving offences have been identified.
"Officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the collision and appealing to anyone who may have witnessed anything to contact us.
In a statement, Hollie's family said: "We as a family are absolutely devastated ... everyone that knew Hollie would know just how many hearts she touched, how lovely and smiley she could be.
"We know she deserves the best day on her funeral. This shouldn't be happening at all but we will for her our Hollie. She also left behind a gorgeous son who now will have a huge family to share all the stories about his beautiful Mummy .
"If you would like to help towards her funeral costs we would really appreciate it. Every single penny will help and we will as a family forever be grateful to you all for helping give Hollie the send off she so deserves".
The family has lunched a GoFundMe fundraiser here https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-cost-for-hollie-hodgkinson-rip-our-angel
Your Harlow spoke to family members who gave us permission to publish the Go Fund Me page.
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